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Oracle’s Red Bull Deal Highlights the Power of Data-Crunching in Formula 1

By Rich Miller - February 9, 2022

Oracle will be the title sponsor for the Red Bull Formula 1 racing team in 2022. (Image: Oracle)

In a deal showcasing the growing importance of cloud-powered data crunching, Oracle will become the title sponsor of the Red Bull Formula 1 racing team, with plans to step up the team’s use of computer simulations to enhance performance on the track.

Tagged With: Formula 1, Oracle

AI, Autonomous Vehicles and Crypto Drive Future Compute Requirements

By Doug Mohney - December 9, 2021

The NTT Global Data Centers Americas SV1 facility in Santa Clara, Calif. (Image: NTT)

New technologies like artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, and cryptocurrency are driving current and future compute needs.. A new DCF special report courtesy of NTT explores how hybrid architectures help support these workloads.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Colocation, Hybrid cloud, Hyperscale, NTT

What the Rise of the Autonomous Market Means for Edge Computing & Data Centers

By Voices of the Industry - September 25, 2020

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Brian Eichman,  Director of Solution Architecture and Product Development at CoreSite, explores what the rise of the autonomous market and connected vehicle industry means for the data industry, as well as the role latency and edge computing play in this evolution. 

Tagged With: Autonomous Cars, CoreSite, Edge Computing, latency

Rolling Zettabytes: Quantifying the Data Impact of Connected Cars

By Rich Miller - January 21, 2020

Autonomous cars could generate up to 5 TB of data an hour. Edge Computing World provided a closer look at how self-driving cars and the edge network will work together, and the scenarios that will will require data and storage.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Cars

The Gig Economy Drives Global Real-Time Data Movement

By Kayla Matthews - December 12, 2019

Emerging “gig economy” workforce platforms require the rapid movement of data across the globe, as databases keep track of a growing universe of devices, workers and locations.

Tagged With: Lyft, Uber

For Autonomous Vehicles, The Road Ahead is Paved With Data

By Rich Miller - October 14, 2019

Autonomous vehicles are the equivalent of supercomputers rolling down the highway. We look at what the rise of autonomy might mean for data centers, edge computing and wireless.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Cars, Lyft, Uber

Dean Nelson’s Next Chapter: Family, Philanthropy, iMasons and Startups

By Rich Miller - July 10, 2019

Infrastructure Masons founder Dean Nelson speaks at the group's member summit last year. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Industry veteran Dean Nelson has departed Uber, and is starting a consulting business that will make more time for his family, philanthropy, and Infrastructure Masons.

Tagged With: Dean Nelson, Infrastructure Masons, Uber

Smart Cities Are Coming, and They’ll Need Data Centers

By Rich Miller - July 23, 2018

Smart cities promise to embed intelligence in urban environments, using fast wireless & digital services to improve the quality of life for residents. Data centers will be a key part of this vision.

Tagged With: Netrality, smart cities, Vapor IO

Uber Prepares for Major Data Center Expansion

By Rich Miller - June 14, 2018

Dean Nelson, Head of Uber Compute, discusses the company's data center deployments Tuesday at Datacloud Europe. (Photo: Rich Miller)

As Uber experiences rapid growth, the company is preparing to expand its data center network. Uber’s Dean Nelson discussed its data center infrastructure at Datacloud Europe.

Tagged With: Uber

Vapor IO’s Edge Data Centers Power a Network of Drones

By Rich Miller - March 27, 2018

Vapor IO edge data centers will serve as launch stations and data hubs for Hangar drones as they fly missions to collect and analyze oceans of business data.

Tagged With: Drones, Edge Computing, Vapor IO

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Understanding the Differences Between 5 Common Types of Data Centers

Understanding the Differences Between 5 Common Types of Data Centers No two are data centers are alike when it comes to design or the applications and data they support with their networking, compute and storage infrastructure. Shad Secrist of Belden outlines the differences between 5 of the most common types of data centers including edge, colocation and hyperscale.

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Edge Computing is Poised to Remake the Data Center Landscape

Data center leaders are investing in edge computing and edge solutions and actively looking at new ways to deploy edge capacity to support evolving business and user requirements.

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Northern Virginia Data Center Market: The Focal Point for Cloud Growth

The Northern Virginia data center market is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Data Center Frontier explores trends, stats and future expectations for the No. 1 data center market in the country.

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Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Open Spectrum, brings our readers a series that provides an introductory guidebook to the ins and outs of the data center and colocation industry. Think power systems, cooling, solutions, data center contracts and more. The Data Center 101 Special Report series is directed to those new to the industry, or those of our readers who need to brush up on the basics.

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